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Windows Media Player
A component of Microsoft Windows
Details
Type Media player
Included with Windows 98 SE
Windows Me
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows 10
Replaces ActiveMovie Control, CD Player, DVD Player, and Media Player
Related components
Windows Media Center

Windows Media Player is a digital media player made by Microsoft. It is already installed on Microsoft Windows operating systems, and an older version is available for some Apple Macintosh operating systems. The program allows people to watch certain video files and play music files that are in a compatible file format. How the program looks can also be changed with skins, and it can be made small enough to fit on the taskbar.

Images for kids

  • Media Player v5.1 (Microsoft)

    Media Player 5

  • Windows Media Player 11 Mini-player - Visualization

    Windows Media Player 11 running in mini mode (in Windows XP MCE) showing the "Bars and Waves" visualization

  • Windows Media Player 11 Mini-player - Song details

    Windows Media Player 11 running in mini mode in Windows Vista and Windows XP respectively. Notice the difference in the logo.

  • Windows Media Player 12 live preview

    The thumbnail viewer of Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7 Home Premium

  • Windows Media Player 10 Mobile

    Windows Media Player 10.3 Mobile on a Windows Mobile Professional device

See also

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